I am a
multidisciplinary artist
based in
melbourne
I am a
multidisciplinary artist
based in Melbourne
Victoria Bilogan
ARTIST STATEMENT
Engaged in fine art printmaking, drawing, painting, book arts, and cross-disciplinary projects with experience in exhibitions, prize competitions, and residencies.
My practice as a printmaker is focused on large-format intaglio copper plate mezzotints and xylography.
Explorations of the human condition, specifically connectedness and isolation are themes for my artworks.
The idea of the collective subconscious inspires my vision of Humankind as a meta-organism drawing on the dynamics that unite us, not that which divides us. In my works I am trying to capture intense moments of existence, to observe transformation of ordinary into extraordinary. Our emotional ecology defines our decisions about how to be in the world.
In an increasingly mechanised and toxic world it is important to protect our emotional ecology and humanity.
" I try to capture the intense moments of existence via emotions and explore the politics of empathy in my work. "
Artist Biography
Born in Odessa, Victoria graduated with a double degree in arts and music performance in Ukraine followed up by further degrees of Master in Piano Performance and Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking from The University of Melbourne, VCA.
Victoria confirmed her Ph.D. candidacy in 2011, at Adelaide University.
The distinct quality in her work is inextricably linked with and informed by her parallel career as a musician: her versatility allowed her to combine the career of a solo classical pianist and from 1994-2003 Victoria was an art director and recording artist with platinum record B2 band (Sony Music, 2000).
Victoria’s graduation work was selected for Australia in Japan Art Council Exchange, Tokyo Fine Arts Academy (2006).
Being awarded First Prize in the Second Edition Venice Printmaking Competition resulted in a collaboration with Artevisione and Atelier 3+10 in Venice, Italy (2018).
Explorations of the Human condition, specifically connectedness and isolation are the main themes of her art. The idea of the collective subconscious inspires her vision of Humankind as a meta-organism drawing on the dynamics that unite us, not divide us.
Large scale monochrome works capture the intense moments of existence, our emergence from a state of non-Being into the blissful and transient state of Being and Becoming.
Victoria is a recipient of numerous art awards (Peebles Print Prize People’s Choice Award 2021, International Intaglio Triennial Silver Basket Excellence Award, Ukraine 2021, FPS Artist’s Book Award Grand Prize 2020, Australia, Worlds’ Heritage Triennial 20201, Excellence Honorary diploma, Russia, amongst recent) and her work has been exhibited worldwide in juried and invitational exhibitions. Her solo exhibitions were presented in Italy, Ukraine, and Australia. Victoria’s works are part of significant public and private collections in Australia and overseas (Guanlan Printmaking Museum, China, White World Gallery Ukraine, Vernon National Museum, Canada, and Ekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts) amongst others.
AWARDS & GRANTS
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2021
2021Finalist ‘Forth Wall’ FIIC Prize
Trento, Italy
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2021
2021Peebles Print Prize, People’s choice Award
Melbourne, Australia
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2021
2021Finalist: International Print Biennale Kazan
Russian Federation
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2021
2021Finalist: Works on Paper Award Banlyue City Council
Australia
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2021
2021Award: Silver Basket II Miniprint Intaglio Triennial
Kyiv, Ukraine
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2021
2021Honourable Diploma Ist International Miniprint and Ex-libris Triennial
Ekaterinburg, Russia
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2021
2021Finalist Australia Monotype Prize
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2021
2021Finalist: 5th Global Print
Portugal
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2021
2021Finalist: 5th Inkmasters International Print Biennale
Australia
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2021
2021Finalist: World Heritage Printmaking Triennial
Russian Federation
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2021
2021Finalist: FPS Biennial Australian Monoprint Prize
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2021
2021Finalist: Okanagan Print Triennial Vernon Gallery
Canada
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2020
2020Grand Prize for craftsmanship, experimentation with form, and response to text: Artist’s Book Prize, Firestation Printmaking Studio
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2020
2020Finalist: Works On Paper, BLUE Prize
Australia
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2020
2020Finalist: Berlin Mini Maxi Printmaking
Berlin, Germany
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2020
2020Finalist: ‘Unknowns’ Art Group Project
Bangalore, India
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2020
2020Finalist: AGAYA Contemporary Centre
India
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2020
2020Finalist ‘Catharsis’ The Inaugural International Print Prize
California, USA
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2018
2018First Prize ‘3 + 10 Prize – Grafica d’Arte’ Prize for originality and experimentation Printmaking Award
Venice, Italy
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2018
2018Finalist: Macedonia Miniprint Biennial
North Macedonia
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2017
2017Finalist: 6th Guanlan Printmaking Biennial
China
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2017
2017Artist Grant: Binhai, YAC
Tianjin, China
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2017
2017Artist Grant: International Cultural Exchange Project
Shenzhen, China
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2017
2017Artist Grant: Guanlan Printmaking Base
China
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2011
2011Australian Postgraduate Award
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2006
2006Finalist: VCA Australia/Japan Art Council Foundation, International Printmaking Exchange, Geidai University Art Museum
Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan
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1997
1997Australian Postgraduate Scholarship
Adobe award 2019 Portfolio Design -
1989
1989Academic Excellence Award
Ukraine
I like exploring the inner horizons of the human psyche and outer horizons we set and travel to. Both the ego and the shadow, to own it and experience the joy of being, by being whole.
Catalogues & Publications
2023 MUSA International – Photography in the Visual Culture, Volume 2
2022 The ‘Hand magazine’ issue 38
2022 We contemporary “the Visual Culture”
2021 “Moody Blue” Catalogue, Text Liz McDowell Firestation Print Studio, Thumb print Workshop Inc. Mount Gambier and Bathurst Street Printmakers, Sydney, Australia, Firestation Print Studio
2021 Okanagan Print Triennial Vernon, International exhibition of printmaking Catalogue Vernon Public Art Gallery, Canada Text by Dr. Stacey Koosel
2021 InkMasters 5th Print Triennial Finalists group catalogue Cairns, Australia
2021 We are Contemporary Magazine Publication, Musa Natalia Grunic
2020 2nd International Triennial of Graphic Arts in Livno Franciscan Museum and Gallery Gorica-Livno Bosnia Herzegovina
2020 Firestation Artist’s book Prize article by Douglas Stewart and Diane Soumilas
2020 III International Mini Print Cantabria, Catalogue (Spain)
2020 Imprint magazine Australia The Print Council of Australia
2020 The Hand Printmaking Magazine, issue 30 USA
2020 The Wondering Mind 60×60, Texts: Chris Verheyen, Zora Petrášová, Epreuve d’Artiste Gallery
2018 One Belt, One Road International Printmaking exchange, catalogue book, China Printmaking Museum, Guanlan, Shenzhen, China
2018 Win-Win Cooperation, Belt and Road International Printmaking
2017 De Profundis Ilya Reyderman full edition poetry St. Petersburg Publishing House, Vita Nova Book Cover
2018 International Printmaking Exhibition, Culture Center Braka, Miladinovci, Struga, North Macedonia, catalogue
2018 North Macedonia Mini Print Biennial Catalogue
2017 “Poet concert” Poems Odessa 2008, Ilya Reyderman
Galleri Heike Arndt DK Berlin
Galleri Heike Arndt DK Kettinge
Galerij Epreuve d’artiste, Antwerp, Belgium
Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, Canada
Mini Print Awagami Prize Paper making factory collection
Mini Print Cantabria Collection of the Santander Port Authority, Art Fund Cantabria, Spain
Sofia National Museum, Bulgaria
Geoje Haegeumgang Theme Museum, Geoje, Korea
Guanlan Printmaking Museum, Shenzhen, China
Franciscan Museum and Gallery Gorica, Livno, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Kunst- Haus Grenchen Archive, Switzerland
Ekaterinburg Glavny prospect Gallery of Fine Arts, Russia